Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-21
SNAPS TRIAL.
Mclean Again on the Staud-DIrector
Pentz Displays Lamentable ignorance.
NEW YoRE .Jnna :

NEW l oRk, June ~.
In the Sharp trial, T. F. Mclean Sharp's
secretary WAS recalled and testified to the
transfer of certificates of 9520 shares of the
BrosdSsy road to Sharp.
He also testified that II was the only certi-
fcsle issued. He said that he had never seen
any of the Broadway bonds in Sharps pos
session.
John II. PrentZ, one Of the Broadway sur.
face road directors, next testified that he
voted for the two issues of boards referred TO
but he didn't know who offered the resolu
ton.
Neither did he know who were present at
the meeting. whether bonds were issued or
not, or who got them if they were issued. He
understood that Sharp got them, but that was
only heresay.
William Bird was called to testify to his
action as director of the surface road Mr..
Foshay asked him to be director. He was
certain that the resolutions offered in the
Broadway directors, were passed without de-
bate. As treasurer he signed the bonds of
the road in the library of Robinson, Scribne
Bright, and they were put in safe in the
Office
He saw them again in the latter part of
June. 1885, when Hayes signed therein as
trustee and they were put back in the safe
Here it was admitted BY both sides that they
were issued and delivered to Sharp in the
latter part OF June, IS, the defence excepting
TO msterlality of evidence. John II. Selnes
was recalled and testified to substantially the
same thing, with reference to his actions as
director of the Broadwa, surface road as pre-
vious witness.
/ Lawyer John N. Scribner was also called
to testify to his action as director. II have
no doubt, but that drew the resolution di-
recting the application for appointment of
commissioners TO secure the road through the
street The resolution was proposed after 1t
was found impossible to obtain consent of the
proper owners. prepared the bylaws.
Article six provides for the executive com
mlttee which was never appointed | recol
lect traffic agreements with the Broadway aud
9TH Avenue railroad ana 23d street railroad,
the companies which were submitted. We
did not originate the plan. Messrs Foshay,
Sharp, Ken and Richmond submitted them,
but who was spokesman do not know.
Thompson Rogers, grandson OF Sharp, now
occupy ing the defendants farm at Rome, \ .
Y, was called to the stand. He was an in
corporator of the Broadway surface road and
signed for ten shares at the request of Nc
Lean of the 23d street road. He had never
paid or received anything for his stock.
VIM. j. Ramsay was recalled to identify
some of the minutes of the 9TH Avenue direc-
tory which he had transcribed at the request
of Thomas ID. Ken. These were minutes of
July %. when the new company issued $500,
900 worth of bonds when they had in the
safe of the company LIS bonds of the original
issue, $50 of them being negotiated to carry
into effect the contract with the Broadway
surface company. He was certain that Mr..
Sharp was present at the meeting.
Geo. IL. Prentiss, broker, of the firm of
Geo. II. Prentiss & Co., testified: Il know
Ken and Sharp and did Mr.. Foshay. In the
latter part of July, 1884, Ken and Foshsy
called at my office. 1t was three or four
days before August I'd, on which day sold
some bonds for them"
At the afternoon session several witnesses
testified, showing that large amounts of
money were raised by parties interested in
the Broadway franchise, mostly in large bills
the object being to create Indifference that
these sums were to make up the doodle
with which aldermen were to be brbed.